Dean Talks Anime(?): Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Part Two: Television By Christopher Kinsey So, last time we looked at why animation has been a medium shunned by people trying to tell a story aimed at adults, but television has had a rich history of adult animation ultimately...

Dean Talks Anime(?): Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Part One: Animated Films By Christopher Kinsey Recent events in the animation industry serve to remind me of the constant rut animation in the USA has been continuously in since the turn of the century. Kids’ animation has always...

Andrew in Steamland: Hamming it Up Years ago, Max recommended a certain game to me, which I slotted into the “sometime this century” section of my backlog. It’s a horror-themed RPG Maker game that leads with a warning about the “scenes of violence and grotesque imagery” it...

Andrew in Steamland: You Like Castlevania, Don’t You? Recently, I had the uncomfortable realization that all the games to catch my attention this year are, in some way, remakes, re-releases, or reimaginings of games I’ve already played: Sonic Mania Plus, Genso...

Goblin Slayer By Christopher Kinsey Fantasy tropes, ah, fantasy tropes. Where would we be without you? Decades upon decades have been spent taking the torch lit by Tolkien and borne by the basement dwelling Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts to harvest some pretty great entertainment. And one...

The Flying Colors Foundation by M.A. Ngyuen Of all the controversies that have occurred in the anime community this year, none have been so forgotten as the Flying Colors Foundation. Appearing in March 2018, it quickly vanished leaving little to no trace of its existence outside of the fact...

Dean Talks Anime: A Frustration In Ethical Consuming An Opinion by Christopher Kinsey It has come to my attention that Trigger Inc., also known as Studio Trigger, has opened up a Patreon. One would think “That’s funny, Trigger is one of the hottest animation studios in Japan...

Your browser does not support the audio element. The boys discuss the incredible ineptitude of the japanese Light Novel industry and how the editors might as well get credit as the actual authors in most cases. Other topics of the day: Insane Clown Posse and Fursuiting, the recent butchering...